Making headway in a challenging environment

Ocean Wilsons’ (OCN) first-half figures reported in August showed that its quoted Brazilian operating subsidiary, Wilson Sons (WSON), made progress despite a still difficult trading background, particularly for its offshore JV. The main container terminal and towage businesses are well invested and positioned to exploit a longer-term revival in the local economy. Confidence in this appears to be growing if strength in the currency and Bovespa equity index are taken as indicators.